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[Kensington 15 July 1842]
I was once speaking to Mr Fonblanque of my disinclination to trouble your Lordship when Premier with a request to lay my tragedy of the Legend of Florence before her Majesty, & he told me that he was sure your goodnature would not have been displeased with it. This is the reason why I now venture to ask whether /there is any etiquette or other [illegible word] which the like/ a similar kindness /would/ might be done the accompanying little poem,[1] /supposing that no etiquette/ supposing no etiquette to stand in the way of it. I have no fear of being supposed by your Lordship to approach one who is no longer Premier, with less respect than when he was in power. I would even venture to say, if the mode of testifying it was not so free a one, that it is in a
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Leigh Hunt letter to Lord Melbourne, 1842 |
| Creator |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Date Original | 1842 |
| Description | Concerning his desire for his poem, i.e. The palfrey, to be given to her Majesty, Queen Victoria; his address to her, i.e., L'Evoi, not to be considered a dedication; questions etiquette of having the volume bound before presentation to Court. A rough draft containing many corrections |
| Personal Name Subject |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848 |
| Geographic Subject |
England -- London -- Kensington and Chelsea -- Kensington |
| Chronological Subject |
1840-1850 |
| Type (DCMIType) |
Text |
| Type (AAT) |
Correspondence |
| Type (IMT) |
jpeg |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| Contributing Institution | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
| Archival Collection |
Brewer-Leigh Hunt Collection |
| Collection Guide | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/resources/Brewer-LeighHunt.html |
| Location | MsLH94me |
| Rights Management | Educational use only, no other permissions given. This letter is owned by The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department, and is provided here for educational purposes. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Special Collections Department. |
| Contact Information | Contact the University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department: lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Height (cm) | 18.7 |
| Width (cm) | 11.4 |
| Number of Pages | 3 + 1 blank |
| Number of Sheets of Paper | 1 |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available. |
| Date Digital | 2008-04-03 |
| Transcript |
[Kensington 15 July 1842] I was once speaking to Mr Fonblanque of my disinclination to trouble your Lordship when Premier with a request to lay my tragedy of the Legend of Florence before her Majesty, & he told me that he was sure your goodnature would not have been displeased with it. This is the reason why I now venture to ask whether /there is any etiquette or other [illegible word] which the like/ a similar kindness /would/ might be done the accompanying little poem,[1] /supposing that no etiquette/ supposing no etiquette to stand in the way of it. I have no fear of being supposed by your Lordship to approach one who is no longer Premier, with less respect than when he was in power. I would even venture to say, if the mode of testif |
| Transcript Notes | 1 The Palfrey, 1842. |
| Transcript By | Cheney, David R. (David Raymond), 1922-2006 |
| Transcript Location | Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections: http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/index.html |
| Letter Published In | : Thornton Hunt, ed. The Correspondence of Leigh Hunt. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1862. 2 vols, I I, pp. 12-13. |
Description
| Title | Page1 |
| Relation - Is Part Of | Leigh Hunt letter to Lord Melbourn, 1842 |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| File Name | h94me_Page1.jpg |
| Transcript | [Kensington 15 July 1842] I was once speaking to Mr Fonblanque of my disinclination to trouble your Lordship when Premier with a request to lay my tragedy of the Legend of Florence before her Majesty, & he told me that he was sure your goodnature would not have been displeased with it. This is the reason why I now venture to ask whether /there is any etiquette or other [illegible word] which the like/ a similar kindness /would/ might be done the accompanying little poem,[1] /supposing that no etiquette/ supposing no etiquette to stand in the way of it. I have no fear of being supposed by your Lordship to approach one who is no longer Premier, with less respect than when he was in power. I would even venture to say, if the mode of testifying it was not so free a one, that it is in a |
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